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PRINTING- No. 11,022. Patented June 6, 1354.

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PRINTING- Patented. June 6, 1854.

UNITED sTATns i PATENT m;

EDWARD D Y, on NEW YORK,

MACHINE T0 PRINT SUBSCRIBERS NAMES, 860., on ivnwsrarnns. p

Specification of Letters Patent No. 11,022, dated .June G, 1854.

me November 23, 1853; and I do hereby declare the following to be a fulldescription of the same.

Mr. Moesers arrangement is. a long com-f posing trough, having one nameonly in a row, and therefore requiring twenty operations to print twentynames for one postoflice. To obviate this difficulty by increasing thewidth of the composing trough would make the machine to heavy tooperate, as the weight of the trough would be increased so much, that itwould be too heavy for one man to labor at, if the size of the composingtrough were made equal to the setting up of 5,000 names, (the capacityof my machine) as the weight of the trough has to be moved horizontallyand with rapidity, at the same time the impression of the type is taken.My invention is to overcome this objection, and to do so I make acomposing cylinder of suitable diameter and length to admit of settingup 5,000 names. In the face of the cylinder I cut grooves into which thetype are set, and by means of a binding screw td each row of type I holdthem firmly in the groove. This cylinder is arranged on an axis andsupported in boxes in the end parts of the machine. To rotate thecylinder I use a ratchet wheel on the end of the axes of the cylinder,and by means of a pawl attached to a lever for operating the platen, oracting independent of the platen, I move the cylinder forward one row oftype at each impression. By this improvement I save great space in shoproom as the type cylinder to contain 5,000 names will only be three feetin diameter by four feet long, while a composing trough to contain thesame number of names would have to be nine feet long by four feet wide.Second, I save great labor as my composing cylinder, being nicelybalanced on its axis, would rotate with but a few pounds of powerexpended, while the composing trough of iron nine feet long, by fourfeet wide would make a weight of several hundred pounds to be moved in ahorizontal position,

' which of course shows theutter want of practicability of the machineto print .the subscription lists of such papers as the N. Y. Herald,Tribune, etc., having from 20,000 to 100,000 papers to mail every weekand usually allowing but two to three days in 69 the o ifices now to doit by writing them; But to describe my invention more particularly I.will refer. to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this schedulethe same letters of reference whereverthey occurreferring to the sameparts.

Figure 1, is a. front elevation of the machine. Fig. 2, is an endelevation of the machine. Fig. 3 is a plan elevation of the machine.Fig. 4, is a cut section of the ma- 70 chine through the line m, m, Fig.3.

Letter A, is the frame of the machine.

B, is the type cylinder, and C, is the axis of the cylinder, secured inboxes, in the end posts of the frame. This cylinder is made of metal,and when large is formed of segment plates, bolted to arms extendingfrom the axis. In the face of the cylinder is cut a series of grooves D,D &c. of suitable size and depth to admit the type beingset in them.These type are held in their places by binding screws E, E &c. passingthrough the end of the cylinder, and against the side of the type.

Letter F, is a ratchet wheel secured on the end of the cylinder axis,and G, is a lever, working loosely on the cylinder axis and having apawl H, attached to it for working the ratchet wheel, for the purpose ofrotating the type cylinder.

Letters I, I, are two stops arranged in arms J, J projecting from theframe of the machine, for the purpose of regulating the distance throughwhich the face of the type wheel moves at each impression. Thisarrangement of moving the type wheel may be dispensed with, and by alever and pawl arrangement, worked by the lever K, at the same time itworks the platen L, the type cylinder can be moved forward the requireddistance, while the platen is being drawn back after taking theimpression.

Letters M, M, are guideways in which the platen works. I

Letter N, is the fulcrum towhich the lever K, is attached.

P, is a brace across the head of the machine through which is a stud R,attached to the plateno-n the head of this stud is a spiral spring S,the object of, which is to react the platen after the impression hasbeen taken. Letter T, is a table, on which the papers are arranged forprinting.

The operation of the machine is first, all the names for one post officeare set u in one groove, and the name of the posto dice. The papers arethen folded of proper size exposing a part of the heading'margin, andplaced on the table, so that the margin lapsi over the face of the typein the cylinderg has been taken the papers are rolled up inl the Wrapperand pasted ready for the postofiioe. I 7

Having now described my invention I will state What I claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent is The type cylinder having a series of typegrooves cut in its periphery and parallel to its axis, and bindingscrews in the cap or .end plate of the cylinder for adjusting the typein the cylinder grooves in combination with the table, platen andratchet Wheel for holding the paper, and printing and rotating thecylinders as an improvement on Henry Moesers invention for likepurposes, and whereby all the names of a subscription list for one postoflice, and the address ofthe post office, may be printed at oneoperation.

EDWARD PARSONS DAY. Witnesses present:

Lnwrs T. VOIGT,

CHARLES L. BARRITT.

